Scientists suspect many species are in decline—but there are still unanswered questions and a lot of hope. Here's when and where you can still spot them. Experts say a "concerning" number of ...

You had to hold your breath and dive a little to get through.” That’s how speleologist Katiya Pavlova summarized the ...

A frequent contributor to National Geographic in print and online, Elizabeth Royte covers consumption and waste, food, and agriculture. She’s the author of three books.

Stories like A Court of Thorns and Roses have been seducing audiences with tales of romance and magical danger for hundreds of years. Edward John Poynter's painting Orpheus and Eurydice, 1862 ...

From King Tut’s tomb to the Dead Sea Scrolls, there’s seemingly nothing archaeologists can’t unearth. So why haven’t they found Atlantis yet? It’s a question regularly fielded by real ...

From mysterious colossal squid to the ferocious pram bug, these creatures are stranger than fiction. Found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, the flower hat jellyfish (Olindias formosa) glides ...

“You’ve got to think big.” (see a video on APR by the National Geographic Society.) In the 19 years since, the group has raised $160 million in private donations, much of it from high-tech ...

A version of this story appears in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world ...

The new National Geographic book, 100 Beaches of a Lifetime, explores all of these destinations and more. Here are 14 beaches that are worth traveling for. Japan’s lushest, warmest, most ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits ...

Research shows that certain foods really can help with depression and stress. Here’s why—and which foods help most. Fermented vegetables like kimchi are thought to bolster your mood by ...

She really, really wishes she didn’t. Hers are loud and painful, can last for hours, and have shown up more than a dozen times a month since she was a tiny baby. A bad bout feels like being punc ...